Trusted Solaris Developer's Guide

Add New Package

To add a new package, refer to the Application Packaging Developer's Guide for the Solaris operating environment for detailed information on creating packages. This section summarizes the concepts and steps.

The following Solaris commands are for creating new software packages.

pkginfo(1)

Display software package information. 

pkgparam(1)

Display package parameter values. 

pkgmk(1)

Create a software package. 

pkgproto(1)

Generate a prototype file for input to pkgmk(1).

pkgtrans(1)

Transfer and/or translate a package. 

The following figure shows the files that you are responsible for creating, the role of the pkgmk(1) command, and the resulting directory structure or package.

Figure A-1 Add New Package

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